Liquid-dispensing device.



L; S. BIIADWICK. LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-8, I913.

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L. S. CHADWICK.

LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-8. 1913.

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L, S. CHADWICK. LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-8, i913.

Patented Apr. 27, 19150 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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LEE S. CHAIDWICK, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CLEVELAND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A COEPO LIQUID-DISPENSING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

Application filed September 8, 1913. Serial No. 788,599.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE S. CHADWICK, a citizen of' the United States, residing at Cleveland. in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Liquid-Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to liquid dispensing devices involving the use of an inverted dispensing receptacle, the mouth or delivery end whereof projects into a cup or distributing receptacle whereby, when a certain amount of liquid accumulates within said cup or receptacle, a "seal is formed to prevent any further amount of liquid escaping from the first mentioned receptacle until the mouth or delivery end is uncovered by tlie lowering of the liquid level in the cup or second receptacle.

Dispensing devices of the character set forth are employed in various arts, such. as the art of oil combustion and the art of water cooling. ile the invention disclosed herein' is employed in connection with the former art and is shown as applied to and particularly adapted for operation in connection with an oil stove, certain features are of more general application and may be employed in connection with water coolers, and in fact, wherever it may be desirable or necessary to dispense a liquid in and through the employment of a maintained liquid level or in and through the inversion "of a liquid receptacle.

Among the general objects which are contemplated in" my invention are the convenience of inserting the dispensing receptacle into the distributing cup or receptacle, as

well as the convenience of removing it therefrom; also the provision of a dispensing receptacle which is of novel construction, rendering it convenient of handling aswell as capable of coiiperating with the associated parts whereby it is applied to and removed from perative relation to the distributing receptacle.

A further and more limited object of the invention is to provide, in a device of this character, a ivoted carrier for the dispensing receptac e which can be swung to a position to invert the said receptacle without spilling the contents thereof and without allowing any of its contents to drip upon the floor or other adjacent objects.

Further and more generally stated, the invention may be defined as consisting of the combinations of elements embodied in the claims hereto annexed and illustrated in the drawings forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a stove having my liquid dispensing and distributing device applied thereto; Fig. 2 an enlarged detail in elevation of one end of the stove, showing the carrier for the dispensing receptacle in its downturned position; Fig. 3 a similar view showing the carrier inverted above the distributing receptacle; Fig. 4 an enlarged vertical sectional view through the distributing and dispensing receptacles and the carrier; Fig. 5 a bottom plan view of the device shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 a perspective view of a handle which is particularly adapted for the dispensing receptacle shown in the preceding views; Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a different and simpler form of pivotal arrangement capable of general use; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a dispensing apparatus comprising the devices shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of still another dispensing receptacle constructed in accordance with one form of the invention; and Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a receiving receptacle adapted for use therewith.

Describing the various parts by reference characters, especial reference being first had to Figs. 1 t0 6 inclusive, 1 denotes the burners and 2 the supply pipe of an oil stove of ordinary construction. This supply pipe is connected to and communicates with the bottom of a cup 3, said cup constituting the distributing receptacle referred to hereinbefore. The pipe communicates with the bottom of the cup and is eccentric with respect thereto, for a purpose to be explained hereinafter. The cup 3 is flared at its upper end, as shown at 4, and is provided with a reinforcing wire 5 extending around its edge.

6 denotes a strapwhich is secured to the cup, beneath the flared top thereof, in any convenient manner and which extends part way around the cup,the ends of the strap extending outwardly and upwardly to form ears 7. To these ears are pivoted a pair of ears 8 projecting from a strap 9 which is secured to the body of a carrier 10. In the drawings, this pivotal connection is shown as secured by means of the rivets 11.

At one end, the carrier body 10 is formed as a short cylinder, whereby a retaining lip 12 is formed on the side opposite the ears 8, the metal being cut away from said lip toward said ears and preferably on an incline,

as shown at 13, thus facilitating the insertion,

of the dispensing receptacle into the carrier and the removal of the said receptacle therefrom. For use with oil stoves this end of the cylinder is closed so as to hold oil leakage and will therefore be called the bottom, although not standing at that point during normal use, and not necessarily oil tight within the meaning of some of my claims. Secured to the inner wall of the carrier 10, adjacent to the ears 8, is a holding member here shown as a U-shaped segmental strap 14. One limb of the U is secured to the carrier in any convenient manner, the other limb 14 being shorter than the first mentioned limb and projecting toward the bottom of the carrier and preferably having its end beveled, as shown at 14".

Cooperating with the carrier 10 is the dispensing receptacle 15. This dispensing receptacle is shown as a jar or bottlehaving, adjacent to the neck thereof, an abutment or shoulder, here shown as a ledge 16, the upper surface 16 whereof is preferably beveled or undercut to cooperate with the holding member 14 in the manner shown in Fig. 4, and as-Will be explained hereinafter. The neck of the bottle or jar is shown as threaded (see 17) and a valve seat 18 is threaded onto this neck, said valve seat being preferably of sheet metal and having a central opening 19 therethrough. Carried by the valve seat is a tubular guide 20 within which there is mounted a valve 21, said valve being provided with a stem 22 which extends through the opening 19 and through a hole in the bottom of the guide 20. A spring 23 surrounds the stem, pressing at one end against one end of the guide and at its other end against the valve, whereby it tends to hold the latter to its seat, closing the aperture 19. From each side of the neck, a perforated car 24 projects.

With the parts as described and illustrated, it is believed that the operation will be apparent. Assuming that it is desired to insert a jar or dispensing receptacle in place within the distributing cup or receptacle 3, 'the carrier 10 will be swung down to the position shown in Fig. 2, where it will be supported Vertically by the engagement of its side with the side of the cup 3. The dispensing receptacle will be placed in the carrier. To avoid handling the dispensing recep'tacle'which is desirable where a liquid 26, the sides of the loop being brought to gether and twisted a short distance below the handle, after which the ends of the wire are separated to form a fork, each branch of which has aeurved lateral projection 27. The operator inserts these projections into the apertures in the ears 24 and places the bottle or dispensing receptacle in the carrier 10, the parts being so proportioned that the ledge 16 will come beneath the cooperating supportingmember 14, as the bottle finds its place in the carrier. The carrier is then lifted up to the position shown in Fig. 3, the bottle or receptacle being in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, thereby inverting the bottle, which is in the present construction supported by the lip 12 of the carrier and by the engagement of the ledge 16 with the supporting member 14. While I prefer. to support the dispensing receptacle in themanner justdescribed, it is obvious that the relative proportions of the receptacle 15 and the supporting member 14 might be such as would cause the dispensing receptacle 15 to rest directly upon the flared upper end 4 of the cup. The purpose of the ledge 16 and supporting member 14 is primarily to support the receptacle while being swung to and fro. In any case, the parts will be so proportioned that the valve stem 22 will en'- gage the bottom of the cup or distributing receptacle 3, at oneside of the eccentrically located oil supply pipe, thereby unseating the valve. Liquid will flow from the receptacle 15 until the mouth is sealed by the rising of the liquid in the distributing receptacle 3, in a well known manner. When the receptacle 15 is emptied, the carrier may be lifted downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, the cooperation of the holding member 14 and shoulder or ledge 16 retaining the receptacle during its travel. The receptacle is then lifted out by means of the tool and another dispensing receptacle inserted. A

It generally happens that more or less of the liquid in the distributing receptacle will "adhere to the mouth of the bottle or receptacle 15, running down the neck when the carrier 1s swung down to the position shown in Fig. 2. To prevent such liquid from dripping onto the floor or other objects adjacent to the cup 3, the carrier is provided with a lip 28 which is flared to conform to the flaring portion of the cup or receptacle 3 and which overlaps said portion when the car- -wall of the carrier which is adjacent to the hinge and run down said wall and down the inclined surface 28 into the cup 3. v

In a case where there is no particular objection to dripping or splashing of the liquid the liquid tight feature of the carrier may be dispensed with and only its supporting function retained. In such a case the carrier may be reduced to a mere hinge-carrying strap around the dispensing receptacle as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, or one part of the hinge may even be made directly upon the receptacle as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. In the former case the receptacle is formed adjacent to its upper end or neck with a pair of spaced parallel ribs 30, 30 between which is located a metallic clamping band 31. Se-

cured to this band in any suitable manner, as by the ears 32, 32, is a transverse rod 33, adapted to be received in the notches 34, 34 of the brackets 35, 35 carried by the receiving receptacle 36. The mode of use will be obvious without further description, it being particularly noted that the depth of the notches 34, 34 is preferably suiiicient to permit the rod 33 to be lifted from the bottoms of the notches when the receptacle is fully inverted, the dispensing receptacle then resting directly upon the receiving receptacle. In Figs. 9 and 10 the receiving member of the hinge consists of a pair 0t cars 40, 40 formed directly upon the side of the recepta- .cle, two ears being chosen for illustration inasmuch as the strength is greater than in case a single ear be formed at the side of the bottle. The entering member or pintle of the hinge is, in this case, formed as a air of separated bars 41, 41, carried by brac ets 42, 42 mounted on the receiving receptacle 43. The height of the bars and their size will be determined by the considerations heretofore pointed out.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the details of my invention may be varied widely without departure from the scope of my inventive idea, wherefore I do not restrict myself to any of the details here shown or described, except as the same are recited specifically in the claims hereto annexed or rendered necessary by the prior state of the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

. 1. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a distributing receptacle having an open top, a carrier having a liquid tight bottom, a hinge connecting the carrier to the side of said receptacle, the hinge operating upon a substantially horizontal axis, means on said carrier for conveying to said receptacle any liquid therein upon the inversion of said carrier, a dispensing receptacle adapted to lit within said carrier, and means for securing said last named receptacle in said carrier during its movement toward and from said distributing receptacle. 2. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, pivotal means connecting said carrier to said receptacle at one side thereof whereby said carrier may be swung above and laterally away from said receptacle, the carrier being provided at its pivoted side with an extension which is adapted to overlap the top of the receptacle, and means associated with said carrier for supporting a dispensing receptacle during its movement toward and away from said distributing receptacle and while in inverted position thereabove.

3. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a distributing receptacle, and a carrier movable toward and away from a position above said receptacle andprovided with an extension which is adapted to overlap the top of the receptacle when above the same, the extension being inclined downwardly and toward the interior of the receptacle when in such position.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, a retaining member within said carrier which projects toward the bottom thereof, means pivotally supporting said carrier at one side of said receptacle whereby the carrier may be swung to inverted position above the receptacle and laterally away from the receptacle, and a dispensing receptacle adapted to be inserted within said carrier and having an abutment. cooperating with said-retaining member.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, a retaining member within said carrier, means pivotally suppertin said carrier adjacent to said receptacle w ereby the carrier may be swung to inverted position above the receptacle and laterally away from the receptacle, and a dispensing receptacle adapted to be inserted within said carrier and having an abutment cotiperating with said retaining member.

6. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, a retaining member within the carrier and projecting toward the bottom thereof, means pivotally connecting the carrier to said receptacle, whereby said carrier may be swung vertically above and laterally away from said receptacle, and a dispensing receptaclehaving a transverse shoulder and adapted to be engaged by said retaining member. 7

7. In a device of the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, means. pivotally supporting said carrier at one side to said receptacle whereby the carrier may be swung vertically above the character described,

and laterally away from the same, said car-' rier having a closed bottom and a side wall and being open at the top to permit the 1nsertion of a dispensing receptacle thereinto.

and having adjacent to its top and within the side wall which is pivoted to the receptacle a retaining member, and a dispensing receptacle adapted to be inserted within the carrier and having a transverse shoulder cooperating with said member and with the side wall of the carrier to support the dispensing receptacle during its movement toward and away from said first mentioned receptacle.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a distributing receptacle, of a carrier, means pivotally supporting said carrier at one side to said receptacle whereby said carrier may be swung vertically above and laterally away from the same, said carrier having a supporting bottom and being open at the top, a dispensing receptacle adapted for insertion into said carrier and to rest against the bottom thereof, said dispensing receptacle having a shoulder facing oppositely from its bottom, and a retaining member on said car rier and adapted to overlie said shoulder.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a distributing receptacle having an open top, a carrier, means pivotally supporting the carrier adjacent to the receptacle whereby the carrier may be swung above the receptacle, said carrier having a bottom and a substantially open top, a dispensing receptacle, and means for sup porting said receptacle from said carrier when the carrier is swung to inverted position above the distributing receptacle.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a distributing receptacle having an open top, a carrier, means pivotally supporting the carrier adjacent to the receptacle whereby the carrier may be swung above the receptacle, said carrier having a bottom and a substantially open top, a dispensing receptacle, and means for supporting the same from the carrier during the swinging movement of the latter to a position above the distributing receptacle.

11. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, means pivotally supporting the carrier adjacent to the receptacle whereby the carrier may be swung about ahorizontal axis to a position above the receptacle, a dispensing receptacle adapted to be supported within the carrier, the dispensing receptacle having a mouth, a valve closing said mouth, and means cooperating with the first mentioned receptacle for opening the valve as the carrier is swung above the first mentioned receptacle. Y

12. In a device of the character set forth the'combination of a distributing receptacle having an open top, a carrier having a bottom and a substantially open top, means pivotally supporting the carrier at one side of the receptacle, a dispensing receptacle adapted to be inserted in the carrier and having a mouth, a valve for closing said mouth, means for supporting the dispensing receptacle from the carrier during the swinging movement of the carrier to a position above the distributing receptacle, and means whereby the valve may be opened when the carrier is swung to such inverted position.

13. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a distributing receptacle, a carrier, means pivotally supporting the carrier adjacent the distributing receptacle locating it with respect to the distributing receptacle when the carrier is in inverted position. r

14. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a liquid distributing receptacle, a carrier, means pivotally supporting the carrier adjacent the distributing receptacle so that said carrier may be swung from a substantially upright position to an inverted position above the distributing receptacle, a liquid dispensing receptacle that is adapted to fit loosely within the carrier when the same is in upright position, and means for holding the dispensingreceptacle during the travel of the carrier and for properly locating it with respect to the distributing receptacle; when the carrier is in inverted position, the carrier being conhave dripped from the dispensing receptacle and to return such liquid to the distributing receptacle upon the inversion of the carrier.

15. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a liquid distributing receptacle, a carrier, means pivotally supporting the carrier adjacent the distributing receptacle so that said carriermay be swung to an inverted position above the distributing receptacle, and a liquid dispensing receptacle that is adapted to be supported within the carrier in operative relation to the distributing receptacle when the carrier is in inverted position, the carrier being constructed so as to collect any liquid that shall have dripped from the dispensing receptacle and to return such liquid to the distributing receptacle upon the inversion of the carrier.

16. In a device of the character set forth,

the combination of a distributing receptacle having an open top, a carrier, means pivotally connecting the carrier to the distributing receptacle so that said carrier may be swung about a horizontal axis to an inverted position above the distributing receptacle, the carrier having, a portion that overhangs the top of the distributing receptacle and is inclined down wardly towardvthe same when said carrier is in inverted position, end closed, the inclined portion of the carrier and the closed bottom thereof being connected by a wall, a retaining member within said carrier, and a dispensing receptacle that is adapted to be received by the carrier and having an abutment for cooperation with the aforesaid retaining memher when the carrier is in inverted position.

17. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a distributing receptacle having an open to a carrier having a closed bottom and a si e wall that extends from adjacent its pivoted end,

and having its opposite onally said bottom, means pivotally connecting the carrier to the distributing receptacle, the carrier having a portion which extends from its-side wall adjacent the pivotal means and overhan g the open top of the distributing receptac e when the carrier is in inverted position, a retaining member within the carrier adjacent the pivoted end thereof, and a dispensing receptacle within the carrier and having an abutment that rests upon the aforesaid retaining member when the carrier is inverted, the carrier having an extension from its bottom wall that is diagopposed to the aforesaid retaining member for cooperation with the adjacent portion of the dispensing receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD E. SMITH, ALBERT H. Barns. 

